<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>CSS Reference</title>
<style>
.clamp {
  font: 16px / 32px serif;
  background-color: yellow;
}
.padding {
  padding: 2px;
}
.inner {
  white-space: pre-wrap;
}
.abspos {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background-color: skyblue;
}
</style>

<div class="clamp">
<div class="padding">
<div class="inner">Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4…
</div>
<div class="abspos"></div>
</div>
</div>
